Hal Forde

On stage 3 productions, 20 years

1913	Adele Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Ben Teal	196 perf.
1929	A Wonderful Night Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by José Ruben	125 perf.
1933	As Thousands Cheer Music Box · Original · directed by Hassard Short	400 perf.

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Worked with more than once4 names

William Danforth	2 productions
Sam Ash	2 productions
Georgia Gwynne	2 productions
Dorothy Stone	2 productions

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Also credited on1 work

Oh, Boy!

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In the literature3 passages

• Cast: Marie Carroll, Tom Powers, Anna Wheaton, Hal Forde, Edna May Oliver, Marion Davies, Justine Johnstone, Dorothy Dickson & Carl HysonBroadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell
• Cast: Marilyn Miller, Clifton Webb, Helen Broderick, Ethel Waters, Hal Forde, Jerome Cowan, Harry Stockwell, José Limon, Letitia Ide, Thomas Hamilton, Leslie AdamsBroadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell
• a Princess Theatre musical with Anna Wheaton, Tom Powers, Edna May Oliver, Hal Forde, Marion Davies, Justine Johnstone ’ ‘ . . Carroll. sicals F runs werre longy runs which; had Other— musicals and Marie » Carroll.A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum)

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